Shaun Want celebrates his opener for Hamilton, but it was quickly cancelled out by Livingston (Image: Gary Hutchison/SNS Group)

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Hamilton Accies fell to a heavy defeat to rampant Livingston at New Douglas Park, as the West Lothian side picked up their third successive Premiership win.

Goals by Shaun Want and Sam Woods were cancelled out by Craig Sibbald, Aaron Taylor-Sinclair, Steven Lawless and Scott Pittman as Livi deservedly took the three points back to West Lothian.

Hamilton were without most of their defence, as Brian Easton, Jamie Hamilton and Aaron McGowan were ruled out, with Crystal Palace stopper Sam Woods making his debut.

Accies started well and took the lead through Shaun Want, but that was cancelled out immediately by Craig Sibbald, and Aaron Taylor-Sinclair gave Livi the lead, going into the interval.

Hamilton scored first in the second half through Woods, but Livi again quickly overturned that with a penalty by Lawless after Markus Fjortoft was penalised for hand ball, and Pittman added to their misery mid-way through the half.

Hamilton head coach Brian Rice made four changes from the side that lost to Hibs in midweek, as Woods made his debut in place of Brian Easton, while Want, Lewis Smith and Marios Ogkmpoe came in for Blair Alston, Andy Dales and George Oakley.

Gary Holt made three changes to the Livingston side that beat St Johnstone, as Jack McMillan, Sibbald and Aymen Souda came in for Stevie Lawson, Keaghan Jacobs and Scott Robinson.

Hamilton created the first decent chance in eight minutes when Mickel Miller made his way down the left and curled in a cross that Marios Ogkmpoe headed towards goal, forcing a good save from Robby McCrorie.

Accies took the lead in 14 minutes when Smith picked out Ogkmpoe on the right, he battled well to create space for a pass to Want, who side-footed into the net for his first goal of the season.

That was remarkably short-lived as Livi attacked from the kick-off, Ciaron Brown's throw-in was poorly defended and Sibbald smashed it into the bottom right corner.

Souda went on a run down the left in 32 minutes and his cut-back flew across goal with no takers. Accies didn't heed the warning, though, and when McMillan crossed it back in, Taylor-Sinclair headed past Owain Fon Williams to put the visitors into the lead.

Livi could have stretched their lead in 41 minutes when Souda found space on the left, but his curling effort was punched clear by Fon Williams.

Hamilton improved in the second half and drew level in 56 minutes, with Woods getting his first Accies goal.

Scott McMann's corner on the left was met with a header by Markus Fjortoft which McCrorie parried, but Woods pounced to head the rebound over the stranded keeper.

Again, that didn't last long as a hand ball in the box by Ogkmpoe led to Stevie Lawless scoring from the spot to put Livi 3-2 ahead in 61 minutets, despite Fon Williams getting a hand to it.

Liivingston scored a fourth five minutes later when Dykes made his way down the left and his cut back was met by Scotty Pittman with the outside of his right boot for a shot that somehow crept past Fon Williams and into the bottom right corner.

The game was won by that point, and while Accies kept trying to make things happen, they didn't really trouble Livingston.